Fuji Rock Festival announces Bob Dylan as their headliner

Smash Corporation has just announced that Bob Dylan will be playing his 101st performance at the highly anticipated Fuji Rock Festival 2018 this late July.

His first concert in Japan took place at Budokan Hall, 40 years ago. This will also be his first performance since receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.

Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The 20 year old festival first started at the base of Mt Fuji, rendering it's name - Fuji Rock Festival. The three-day festival is one of the largest outdoor music events in Japan.